I have a Win 2012 R2 server installed on a Dell PE730 box. The box is highly critical and there are lot of configurations in that server that I want to create a full backup and incase of failure of the box, the backup should be useful to restore the box with all configurations.

I don't use any third party tools for backup - use Windows backup role in Win 2012, also plans to use the Windows feature itself to restore also.

What is the best method of creating a backup and restore plan. Pls suggest

Hi,

You can use a full server backup to perform all types of recoveries, including system state and bare metal recoveries. We recommend this option. Then you could recover your server operating system or full server by using Windows Recovery Environment.

For more detailed information, you could refer to the articles below:

Backing Up Your Server
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753528.aspx

Recover the Operating System or Full Server
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc755163.aspx

Best Regards,